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A86120	Christs kingdome on earth, opened according to the scriptures. Herein is examined, what Mr. Th. Brightman, D. J. Alstede, Mr. I. Mede, Mr. H. Archer, The glympse of Sions glory, and such as concurre in opinion with them, hold concerning the thousand years of the saints reign with Christ, and of Satans binding: herein also their arguments are answered. Imprimatur; Ia. Cranford. Feb. 12. 1644.	Hayne, Thomas, 1582-1645.	1645 (1645)	Wing H1217; Thomason E278_1; ESTC R200009	77,855	95

Christ is the chief men are his members and partake with him their head in both Sometimes the frame of the like expressions is different As thus Cornelius beleeved with his whole house Act. 10.2 even here Cornelius is the chief so had hee been had it been said The whole houshold beleeved with him And what can there bee more in this speech Wee work together with Christ 1 Cor. 3.4 then in this Christ works together with us Mar. 16.2 Christ is the chief in both Let us not gull our selves with niceties and wrest that from Texts which was never intended Wee suffer wee co-worke with Christ and both these wee doe on earth but may not hence conclude that Christ comes down to us personally and visibly for that purpose So neither can wee conclude Christs visible and personall presense on earth because it is said that we on Earth shall reign with him Dr. Alstede who hath laboured most earnestly in his proofs about this point of the thousand years never makes any conclusion for Christs visible and personall comming down again to earth Hee was a better Logician then to conceit that such an inference could bee wrought from these words Apoc. 20. The Glimps is unresolved pag. 13. Mr. Cotton denies it p. 4. Mr. Mede most modestly and ingenuously as in his other writings so in his Comment on the Apocalyps lashes not out so far but keeps to generall termes Onely Mr. Archer is bold as to wrest some other Scriptures so here and to make Christ visibly come from and return to Heaven according to his fancy rather then any text well understood Repl. Bee it so that Dr. Alstede sayes not that Christ shall visibly and personally reign on earth as Mr. Archer doth yet bee asserts the resurrection of the Martyrs who are to reign with Christ to bee demonstrated {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} as clear Apoc. 20.4 as if our eyes saw it p. 8. But the Martyrs are not yet risen from their graves therefore the Saints and Christs eminent Kingdom is not yet past The speech cannot bee of the Martyrs rising from sin but from their graves For 't is mentioned after speech of their beheading Therefore it cannot be meant of a rising from sin in this life Answ. 1. Let it bee observed that the Thrones were set Apoc. 20. and 1. That wee mostly agree in this that the Apostles and other godly persons are those that sit on the Thrones 2. It is also confessed that these were beheaded or otherwise killed for their testimony to the Gospel both these were fulfilled in the Apostles and other the Saints life time So say I was also their Judging the world by Gods word preached as the word preached by Christ judged it Joh 12.28 Moreover secondly it follows not that because their deaths and martyrdoms were spoken of first Rev. 20.4 that the speech afterward of their rising again must be meant of their rising from death and from the grave and not from sin For after speech of their martyrdom it is said of them that they worshipped not the Beast nor his image nor received his mark as advancers of the Beasts kingdom with reference to their life time but {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} is here so to bee rendred lived and reigned with Christ that is as advancers of his kingdom and partakers thereof and that in their life times also Mark the context well and of this there will bee no doubt Mr. Cotton pag. 20 l. pen grants that even now there is a resurrection of many pretious souls and that they reign with Christ in their hearts and families as much as in them lies So the Apostles and all good Christians rose from the death of sin as Christ from the grave Col. 3.1 and on earth sought things above and in Heaven where Christ is they lived with Christ as Henoch walked with God Gen. 5.22 they reigned in this life through and with lesus Christ from whom they received abundance of grace Rom. 5.17 And thirdly I answer that this reigning with Christ is an expression like others denoting the excellent priviledges of Christians and the great honours which Christ confers on them As namely Christ treads Satan under his feet true Christians also tread on him Rom. 16.20 Christ rules the Nations with a rod of iron Christians also doe the same Rev. 2.27 Out of Christs mouth went at we edged sword Rev. 1.16 The word of God in the Ministers mouth is a two edged sword Heb. 4.12 Christ treads on the aspe the lion and dragon Psal. 91.13 Christs Apostles tread on serpents and scorpions and nothing shall hurt them Luke 10.14 Christ inherits the earth Psalm 2.8 So doe good Christians Mat. 5.5 Psalm 37.9.11 Esa. 60.21 As Christ hath a kingdom here on earth Psalm 2.6 Rev 19.16 So the Saints are made Kings unto God not Kings over men as David and shall reign on the Earth Rev. 5.10 Thus as is the heavenly man such are they that are heavenly 1 Cor. 15.48 49. True Christians are the body of Christ hee is their head 1 Cor. 12.27 Col 1.18 As they partake of sufferings like his so they have their share of honours which Christ enjoyes of his fulnesse they receive in their measure as by the particulars here mentioned and some other the like doth clearly appear The speech of reigning with Christ may not bee stretched further Repl. Sitting on Thrones and having judgment given to the Saints imports a far other matter then you conceive Beleevers shall rule the world as Kings and discipline mens soules as Priests Christ will depute the Saints Governours upon Earth Arch. p. 23. The wicked shall bee ruled with a rod of iron and bee Tributaries to the Saints as the Gibeonites to the Israelites Arch p 22. The first part of Christs kingdom shall bee ruled by them For they shall sit on Thrones c. Mat. 19.28 At last Christ will bee visibly on the Throne and constantly there sit and judg Id. 23. p. Answ. Nothing here spoken doth prove the Saints to bee Kings in any other manner then I have above declared They who continued with Christ in his tentations that is were tryed by as●lictions as hee was they that followed him in the regeneration that is rose from sin as hee from death sit upon twelve Thrones and judg the twelve Tribes of Israel as the Presbyters Rev. 4.4 sit upon Thrones and preach the Gospel to the twelve Tribes as Peter a Presbyter 1 Pet. 5.1 did And to them Christ appoints a Kingdom as his Father appointed to him that as they partake of the benefits of his kingdom so doe all the Saints converted by their and their successors sermons Mat. 19.28 Luke 22.28 29. Rev. 5.9 10. And secondly concerning the Saints judging others wee know that it belongs to the office of a judg to bind or to loose to acquit or condemn which power that the Apostles might exercise Christ gave them the keyes

diver● others are many things objected But the Sun retaines its light how many clouds soever bee interposed Wee will punctually examine any thing that is worthy of Answen Object If Christ had about the time of his Ascension● so absolute a Soveraignty at is affirmed how is it ●that many Nations in those times many afterwards many at this very day have not or doe not yet yeeld obedience to him Many Tyrans many Hereticks have risen up against his Dominion and Laws Answ. Those were no impeachment to Christs absolute Soverdig●ty The wickednesse of Sons takes not away the fatherhood and authority of Parents that is over them nor doth a debauched Servants ill carriage argue his exemption from the Mastership he is subject unto David was and continued King though 〈…〉 and Sauls house though Absalon his own Son●e though Shebah a Benjamite and many of Israel rose up against and submi●ted 〈…〉 his Scepter So Christ sits an absolute King on his Throne bee the people of the world never so unquiet erroneous rebellious Hee rides on a crowned King conquering his enemies more then ever David did and still to conquer Rev. 6.2 And If any escape their due deserved punishment in this life they must appeare at the great day of accounts hereafter and shall then smart for all their miscarriages Object Judge wee of Christs Kingdome by what wee finde in sacred writ and otherwise concerning him When he●came into the world Hee was a man of sorrow hee was in the forme of a Servant rather a worm then a man had no beauty in him that bee should bee desired In all this what Royalty What sign of Majesty Glimps 11. Answ. VVee are not to judge of matters according to their outward appearance or mens est●em but according to their true worth and excellency Christ it his incarnation humility but whatsoever hee then appeared hee was indeed the fairest of ten thousand Cant. 5.10 Fairer then the Children of men Psal. 45.2 and was God and man and exalted by his Father above every name that is named Object Hee had a Reed put into his hand in stead of a Scepter was bowed to in scorue his Lordship and Dominion was much darkned and appeared not to the world his Crown and dignity were hid in a monnet b●e was little knowne by the Name of God Omnipotent ●or shewed himself● to bee Lord of Lords and King of Kings Glimps p. 9. Answ. 1. If Christ was abused and scorned the greater was the peoples sinne and his patience the more eminent The more indignity hee su●ed the greater did his love appeare to wards us and his merit more prevaile for us Such an Objection as this might of old have been expected out of the mouth of a Pharisee or now from an unhappy Son of the Sy●agogue A child of wisdome cannot but know that Christ by his by his 〈◊〉 curing ●ll disedses by bpening the eyes of the blind so born by giving hearing to the deas by raising the dead by rising himself from death notwithstanding Satans and wicked wretches malice against him shewed himselfe to bee the Sonne of God to bee God equil● and one with the Father and to have a power above all ●ings and Potentates that ever ruled My works saith he testif●e of mea Object No● onely himselfe but his Disciples and Followers also were injured and mu●thered by the bloody minded Jewish Rulers and Rem●n Dop●ties yea● his Subjects were but a company of poore distressed forlorne people wandring up and down destitute of all comforts Glimps p. 9. Answ. If Christ himself suffered a shamefull death surely hee had done all things well and deserved it not but hee came into the world to die for us and for our redemption hee died and overcame death and all adverse power If his Apostler their successours and mu●titudes of Christians were injured and persecuted by the authority of Heathen Emperours and many of them put to death and savagely butchered yet dying for and in the Lord and in a good cause they were so sary● from being for●orne or miserable that they are pro●onced blessed and happy Mat. 5. Rev. 14. Christ by dying for them 〈…〉 of death So that their deaths were comfortable to themselves and advantageous to the Gospel and Christs Kingdome thereby was more and more propagated They were of that number which overcame the Devill and his instruments by the bloud of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony and that loved 〈◊〉 their lives unto the death Rev. 12.11 Object Christ hath not yet ruled as earthly Monarchs did universally over the known and esteemed World nor hath be had Soveraignty over all the Earth in a visible and worldly manner for splendor riches peace c. whatsoever is not sinfull Hee hath not subdued all the neighbouring Nations as David had done The fa● on earth Psal. 22.29 that is great men for outward estate bowed not unto him Archer if the booke bee his p. 3.6 Answ. If Christ did not rule as the Earthly Monarchs for visible splendour glory c. the reason is easily given Solomon who excelled in abundance of all outward and royall accoutrements found all to bee but vanity of vanity and vexation of spirit If the wise●t of all Kings esteemed them so upon his owne just triall and experience much more did Christ know their worthlesnesse and emptinesse His Kingdom served to furnish his Subjects with matters an hundred fold better in this life and in the world to come with endlesse happinesse VVhereas all that those earthly Monarchs possessed was but as the beauty of a lilly which soon fades and on the morrow is cast into the Oven Nor did Christ intend to conquer the world by force of Armes but in a more heavenly peaceable and glorious a manner Hee as a Learned man well saith sent forth his Apostles who though they were but a few mean men yet were they more victorious then the greatest Alexander and potent Caesars and conquered by the word of their testimony many opposite Kingdomes subdued many thousand spirits and consciences and that in a short time without shedding one drop of blood Secondly Though not many noble rich wise yet some of al these sorts were converted in the Primitive times as namely Joseph of Ar●mat●ea an honourable Counsellor some Saints in the tyrans Nero's house the Aethiopian Queens Chamberlaine such as came out of all Nations at Penteoost Acts 2. for mean men use not to be farre Travellers the generous Bereans and seing these became followers of Christ so doubtlesse did many others For Isaiah speakes often of Kings whose example draws a train of the best sort after them overcome by the brightnesse of the Gospel Besides the fat on earth men like the plants of God flourishing with the fatnesse of Gods grace Psal. 92.14 fed with the marrow and fatnesse of the Gospel Esa. 25.6 became members of Christs Kingdom Object At Christs possessing his Kingdome suppose it to bee about